On the occasion of the release of Transparencies, the English translation of the lastest book of poetry by the Italian scholar and writer Maria Borio, the Department of English and the Dept. of French, Francophone and Italian Studies are proud to host a double book presentation moderated by Patrizio Ceccagnoli. Maria Borio will present her book in dialogue with our poet in residence, Megan Kaminski, who will read from her recent poetry collection, Gentlewomen. 

Maria Borio is the author of two collections of poetry: Trasparenza (Interlinea, 2019) and L'altro limite (LietoColle, 2017). A selection of her works entitled "Vite unite" was included in Quaderno italiano di poesia contemporanea XII (Marcos y Marcos, 2015). She holds a Ph.D. in contemporary Italian Literature and has written the monographs Satura: Da Montale alla lirica contemporanea (Serra, 2013), and Poetiche e individui (Marsilio, 2018). She is poetry editor of the journal Nuovi Argomenti, previously directed by Alberto Moravia and Pier Paolo Pasolini.

Megan Kaminski is a poet and essayist—and the author of three books of poetry, Gentlewomen (Noemi Press, 2020), Deep City, and Desiring Map. Prairie Divination (Sunseen Press, 2022) her collection of essays and oracle deck with artist L. Ann Wheeler, turns to the plants, animals, and geological features of the prairie as guides for living in good relation to each other. She is an Associate Professor in English at the University of Kansas and leads community writing and environmental humanities workshops throughout the state of Kansas and beyond through Humanities Kansas and other nonprofit organizations.